I made a post about this a few weeks ago, having difficulty hitting 30/30s some suggestions were using the little ring instead of the big ring, I tried this for a bit and it did smooth out the power but found with calibrating the trainer, in the little ring with a straightish chain line it wouldn’t hit the 38.6, without shifting into the big ring and wasn’t sure on the effects of shifting while calibrating so have moved back to using the big ring.
Since having issues at the start of August I feel like I have accomplished a few workouts with 30/15s like Sleeping Beauty +3, not sure if I have just matured into the FTP a bit better or gotten more skilled at winding up fast at the start of the interval and then keeping the power up.
Before I took some time off for vacation, where I immediately got Covid, I failed Spanish Needle -3 with its 15/15s which I figured I would, coming out of covid I attempted Tyndall -5 a few weeks ago and made it half way and then ditched as I felt like shit, I had done a couple weeks of endurance following my covid symptoms going away and it was my first attempt at a higher intensity than endurance workout. I thought I was really missing the avg power targets but was within 5 watts so probably should have kept going, might have accomplished it.
Before I do another ramp test or AI FTP I would like to accomplish Spanish Needle -3 and Tyndall -5, have my last A race in 10 days and a recovery week of endurance after that, then my AT plan ends so may insert Spanish Needle and Tyndall in there before inserting my CX races (calendar isn’t out yet) and my hypothetical XCO or Road race for in the spring to keep AT running.